The theater community is one that expands globally, capturing many individuals with its diverse art and performance forms; the connection felt among performers and theater connoisseurs because of their love for this craft is unparalleled to most human connections. The foundation of this bond and community often begins early on among students and young performers alike.

 

In a high school in South Florida, students in its award winning drama club work year long as a troupe preparing for the Florida State Thespian Festival and competition. With over 7.000 thespians in attendance each year, the festival is identified as the nation's largest gathering of high school theater students of its kind. Here, students spend a week in Tampa, Florida immersed in performances, workshops, master classes, and the ambiance of the city being completely taken over by theater.

Following the troupe’s journey from initially imagining and rehearsing their pieces for the district festival in hopes of receiving the coveted Superior ranking to be able to qualify for the State Festival, to capturing the development and growth of their relationships and performances through States, We Proudly Represent Troupe 6510 witnesses it all. It tells the story of art, passion, camaraderie, and community as these thespians transform from just a troupe, to a family.